Ball of Wax 41 Songs: Tomo Nakayama – Eye Soda Lite

Until very recently, Tomo Nakayama was one of those “why the heck haven’t they been on Ball of Wax yet?” artists for me. I’ve been a fan and acquaintance of his for pretty much the entire time this endeavor has existed, but for whatever reason it just hadn’t happened. So I was delighted when my inbox dinged with this title-tweaked, Casio-and-drum-machine-fueled rendition of a classic (I was perhaps a little too delighted, as I should have checked whether it was public domain or not, but what are you gonna do?). The beats and keys provide a low-key, head-bobbing bed for Tomo’s sweet falsetto, which he zapped with just the right amount of dirt in the recording process. I’m not usually one for singing “praise the lord,” but I’ll definitely make an exception in the case of this particular jam.